GAME 24: SOUTH DAKOTA STATE AT NORTH DAKOTA |
South Dakota State has started Summit League play 10-0 for the first time in program history.
SDSU has won 14 straight at Frost Arena, the 7th longest active home court win streak in Division I. The Jacks have won 69 of the last 71 at home.
The Jacks lead the nation in three-point shooting at 45.1 percent. SDSU's 9.9 triples per game is 19th in the country.Â
Overall, SDSU is shooting 52.1 percent, which ranks second to Gonzaga (53.9) in Division I.
The Jacks are averaging 87.7 points per game, the second best in Division I. SDSU has scored 90 points ten times, including each of the last three games. The Jacks have hit the 80-point mark in all ten league games and 20 of 23 total.
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Baylor Scheierman leads the Summit League in assists (4,5) and is second in field goal percentage (.560) and rebounding (8.1). He's also fourth in steals (1.7) and fifth in points per game (17.6).
SDSU made only one three-pointer Saturday vs. North Dakota State. The last time the Jacks only made one trey? Dec. 4, 2008, when they were 1-for-8 from deep vs. Centenary. SDSU has made at least one triple in 485 consecutive games since going 0-for-13 vs. Utah Valley on Jan. 25, 2007.
Douglas Wilson has 1,184 points in his Jackrabbit career, which ranks 26th all-time. He scored 1,138 points in two years at Kirkwood Community College, giving him an overall total of 2,322 points.
Four times this season, the Jacks have dished out 24 or more assists in a game. Entering the 2021-22 campaign, SDSU had only two games with 24 assists in its first 17 seasons of D1 hoops.
In Summit League play, SDSU ranks first in the following stats: field goal percentage (55.1), 3-point percentage (46.1), free-throw percentage (84.6) and points per game (88.1).
The Jacks have won at least a share of four consecutive Summit League regular season titles. and seven of the last nine.